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T A COLE E COMBINED GIGAR GLIPPER AND REGISTER.

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ATTORNEY.

UNITED STATES TI-IOMAs A. coLE, OE INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA, AssIeNoE To ELsO KELLER AND oALvIN L. IIOLLOwELL, OE sAME PLAOE.

COl'VlBlNED CIGAR CLPPER AND REGHSTER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 592,106, dated october 1e, 1897.

Application filed February 8, 1897. Serial No. 622,524. (No model.)

.To all whom# may oon/cern.- f

Beit known that I, THOMAS A. COLE, a citizen of the United States, residing at' Indianapolis, in the county of Marion and State of Indiana, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in a Combined Cigar Clipper and Register; and I do declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the letters of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

My invention relates to improvements in combined cigar clippers and registers of that class adapted to clip the tips from cigars preparatory to lighting them, and at the same time registering the number of cigars so clipped.

rIhe objects of my invention are, first, to provide a combined cigar clipper and register that will bc neat in appearance and reasonably cheap of manufacture; second, that will by introducing the cigar-tip in one of the apertures in the top of the case release the cutting blade or knife so the operating-lever may be depressed, thereby sliding the knife forward and clipping the tip; third, that will register each cigar clipped, and automatically sound an alarm whenever a certain predetermined number of cigars has been clipped; fourth, that will prevent the Operation of the registering device or the depression of the operating-lever until the knife is released by the introduction of the cigar-tip fifth, to provide a means for instantly resetting the knife and raising the operating-lever when it is released; sixth, to provide a receptacle into which the cigar-tips may fall, and, seventh, to provide a cigar clipper andA register that may be used by merchants as a means for attracting patronage. 4 These objects I attain by means of the construction and combination of parts shown in the accompanying drawings and set forth in the following speciiication.

In the drawings, Figure l is a perspective view. Fig. 2 is a vertical sectional View and Fig. 3 is a top plan View with a portion of the top removed to show the registering devices,

a', the knife-retaining spring-plate 7e, and the theknife, knife-guides, and locking-spring being indicated by dotted lines.

A is the case, provided with a base B, said case having in the rear end a drawer C, and in the front end the slot D, within which the lever E operates. In the top is a removable plate F, secured by screws ct, and provided with the round Openings h. The top also has the openings 'c 'and c, through which the 6o numbers upon the register appear.

The registering mechanism, supported by the journals cl, d', and d", is placed in the front end of the case A and issuitably mounted in the frames G. Upon the journal d is mounted therlever E, the ratchet-wheel e, and the operating-wheel f. Upon the journal d is mounted the register-wheel II, upon the periphery of which are the numerals running from 0 to 100, the friction-wheel g, and 7o the operating-wheel f', Upon the journal d is mounted the register-wheel Il and the friction-wheel g. lheregister-wheel II' has upon its periphery numerals running from 100V to 1000. v

The clipping mechanism is secured to the under side of the top of the case A, and consists of the knife It, which slides in the guides connecting-lever Z. v y 8o The lever E, which vis mounted upon the journal d, is provided at its outer end with a button m, by which it is depressed, and its inner endis formed-at right angles to the Inainportion, the upper en'd thereof vbeing 85 pivotally v connected with the lever Z. A-A

lspring-dog u, which engages the ratchetwheel c, is secured to the lever E, and a coilspring o, secured at one end at the top A and at the other end to the lever E, is 9o adapted to hold said lever normally in the raised position shown in Fig. 2. A bell r is fastened to the frame G, and a striker s, pivotally secured tol said frame, is adapted to strike said bell. The operating-wheel f, upon the shaft d, is provided with the projecting pin t and a friction-lug o. The small coil-spring u, is provided for the purpose of causing the striker to deliver a sharp blow upon the bell when the opposite end thereof zoo is released by the pin t on the operatingwheel f. The drawer C, which receives the cigar-tips, is provided with a suitable lock p and a knob w. The journals (t, (Z, and d are each provided with the tension-springs ai, their purpose being te tension said journals against too Vfree movement, should the lever E be operated with some violence, thereby preventing the register-wheels from turning too far by their own momentum. Upon the opei'ating\\lieel f is a 'friction-lug t, which is adapted to engage the i`rietion-wheel g'. The spring-plate lr, which 'is secured at one end te the rear wall of the ease A, extends forward t'ar ene ugh to cover the circular openings Z1, and has a small upwardly-prejecting lug y in its center near the front end, which is adapted te catch and held the knife against forwardmovement. Downwardly-projecting ears .2', secured to the knife 7L, are provided, to which the rear end of the conneeting-lever Z pivotally attached.

in operation, the cigar-tip is inserted in one ot the circular openings o in the plate F, thereby depressing the spring-plate le, causing the lug `y to release the knife 71,. The lever E is then pressed downwardly, which causes the knii'e to slide forward within the guides i', by reason ol its being connected therewith by the lever Z, and thereby clips the tip of the cigar. As soon as the lever is released the spring O raises it, which causes the spring-dog n to drop back one notch en the ratchet-wheel e, and at the same time causes the knife 7i to slide back, allowing the springplate 7J to resume its place with the lu g y, holdinthe knife against forward movement. The depression et the lever E causes the spring-deg n to slightly rotate the ratchetwheel e, it being understood that said ratchetwheel, as well as the operating-wheels, triction-wheels,and registerin g-wheels, are all tixedly mounted upon the journals d, d, and d".

rlhe registering mechanism illustrated in the drawings shows the device arranged to register by tens. Therefore by starting at O the lever E will be depressed ten times when the journal d will have made one complete revolution, and the friction-lug yu on. the operatingavheel f will have engaged the friction-wheel g and caused it to move the registerwheel ll to l0, indicating that ten cigars have been clipped. At the same time the projecting pin t on the operating-wheel j" will have depressed the free end el the striker s, thereby extending the spring it, and as the pintI releases the striker the spring will cause it to strike the bell fr with some force, sounding an alarm and drawing attention to the fact that ten cigars have been clipped. 'This will be repeated at every complete revolution oi the journal d. When ene hundred cigars have been clipped, the frietion-lug o' on the operating-wheel f will en gage the frictionavheel g and move the register-wheel ll to 100. This will continue until one thousand is registered, when the machine will begin counting again at O.

The combined clipper and register may be used by .merchants to attract patronage by oi'tering a cigar tree to the j iurehaser who in clipping his cigar causes the bell to ring, or for every tenth cigar clipped.

It will be understood that the particular plan of numbering shown in the drawings maybe changed without in any way ati'ectiug the principles ot my invention.

The purpose e'i the removable plate l" is to provide an easy means l'or obtaining aecess to the knife for the purpose of elez'n'iing or sharpening it, or for oiling the gn'idefi.

Having described my invention, n'hat l claim, and desire to secure by Letters latent et' the United States, ism

l. A combined cigar clipper and register having a sliding cutter or knile normally heid against `forward movement by means ot a spring-plate; a spring-plate adapted to be depressed by the tip of a cigar; an operatinglever for sliding the knil'e forward to clip the cigar-tips when said lever is depressed, and at the same time aetuatethe registering meehanism; a registering mechanism eonfliisting et a ratchet-wheel, operatingevheels p rovidml with friction-lugs, `l'rietioii-vvhcels and roi., storing-wheels having numerals upon their peripheries, and one ot` said opcutting-nflreels in turn sounding an alarm when a certain predetermined number ol cigars have been clipped, subs-itantially as sot itorth.

2. A combined cigar clipper and re consisting ol a ease A, having a slot, in one end, and a drawer U, in the other, and having register-openings c, and c, and a ne movable plate l?, in the top thereoi, said plate having two circular opening o: a cigarclipping mechanism consisting oi the lr'nite 7i, the guides t', the spring-plate it, and lever l; a registeringmechanism mounted in iframes G, consisting ol journals d, d', and d, a ratchet-wheel c, operatiiig-wheels f', and j", having `irietion-lugs t, and tft, rietioiiwlieels g, and gt, registering-wlreels ll, and lij'; an alarm device consisting et a heli r, and. a striker s, actuated by a pin t, upon the operating vheelj", and spring u; and an operating mechanism consisting ol` a lever lt, niountcrfi upon the jeurnald, having a springdog n,- eured thereto, said lever held normally in. a raised position by means et the ceil-,f ipi=i` f all substantially as shown and describen.

ln a combined cigar-clipper and register, the combination ot the case ji, having a removable plate l?, provided with circular openings Z), the register-openings c, and c', the drawer C, and the slot D, with the ciganelipping mechanism adapted to be rel"el ed by placing the cigar-tip within one oi the openings in the ease, and to be operated by the lever E, the operating-leverE, and the regis tering mechanism operated by a spring-ung secured to the lever lil, all substantially as shown and described.

l. lu a combined eigarelipper and regi" the combination of the operating and clip-- ping mechanism consisting ot the lever it,

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on the journal d, the bell r, and the striker s, actuated by the spring u, and the pin 15, upon the operating-Wheel f, substantially as set forth.

In testimony whereof I aiiix my signature in presence of two Witnesses.

THOMAS A. COLE.

Vitnesses:

WM. M. DUNLAP, EDD HOBART. 

